On Jan. 20, the newest park in the Florida State Park system will be 1 year old. Among area anglers, hikers and horseback riders, the first anniversary of Colt Creek State Park is definitely a cause for celebration. ...more

January 6, 2008

Something lay dead up ahead. The seventh-graders from Rushe Middle School craned their necks, trying to guess which of the many creatures that call Cross Bar Ranch home had met its demise near the unpaved road that winds through the 12,000-acre preserve. ...more

December 15, 2007

BARTOW - State water managers have reached a deal to purchase four of the homes they need to destroy in order to raise the level of Lake Hancock and restore the flow of the upper Peace River in Polk County. ...more

November 27, 2007

In periods of drought, the curious can explore the bottom of the upper Peace River without getting wet. That's great for finding arrowheads and other flotsam, but it's no good for fish and wildlife. ...more

November 27, 2007

BARTOW - In periods of drought, the curious can explore the bottom of the upper Peace River without getting wet. That's great for finding arrowheads and other flotsam, but it's no good for fish and wildlife. ...more

November 26, 2007

BARTOW - In periods of drought, the curious can explore the bottom of the upper Peace River without getting wet. That's great for finding arrowheads and other flotsam, but it's no good for fish and wildlife. State water managers are looking to Lake Hancock for solutions. They're planning a $200 million effort to raise the 4,500-acre lake by a foot and clean up the water that leaves it. ...more

November 15, 2007

'Ribbit! Ribbit!' Nature lovers often equate that expression to the croak of a male frog in search of a mate. ...more

September 11, 2007